Seismosaurus hallorum: osteological reconstruction from the holotype

Title
Seismosaurus hallorum: osteological reconstruction from the holotype
Publication Date
2006
Author(s)
Herne, Matthew Charles
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-0331
Email: mherne2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mherne2
Lucas, Spencer G
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Place of publication
United States of America
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/58221
Abstract

The Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur, Seismosaurus hallorum, from the Morrison Formation of New Mexico, is reconstructed as a full-scale replica using casts of the holotype. We document the osteology of prepared elements from the thoracic, pelvic and caudal regions in comparison to related diplodocids. The thoracic vertebrae are described pending further preparation. A sauropod femur, collected with this material and believed to have been from the same individual, is also described. Using osteo-morphological comparisons with closely related diplodocids, pre-vious axial length estimates of 39-52 meters for Seismosaurus hallorum are questioned, and the overall length is reinterpreted to have been approximately 33 meters.

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Citation
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, p. 139-148
ISSN
1524-4156
Start page
139
End page
148

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